The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-25
Miscellaneous Notes.

1t is said that work on the Atchison branch of
the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska will begin.
Work on the Kansas City, Wyandotte &
Northwestern is being pushed rapidly. The
grading the Leavenworth branch is half
done
tension of the Kansas. Nebraska & Dakota road
is now being made. The road was recently &C
quired by the Missouri Pacific.
Twenty eight persons were killed upon the
railroads in New Hampshire during the year
ending Sept. 80 1886, and forty-one others were
injured some of them seriously
The surveyors on the Missouri Pacific extern
sion are within few miles of Marshall, and it
is thought that the present survey will come
through instead of by that city.
The Governor of Missouri is going to call an
extra session of the Legislature Of that State to
enact railroad law. Some of the States are
likely to be as anxious to have such laws re-
pealed as they now are to get them enacted
The Missouri Pacific has decided to build per-
manent brick shops in Little Rock. The capaci-
ty will be increased to give employment to up
ward of 1000 men. Gould's recent acquisitions
in Arkansas have made Little Rock one of his
principal centers.
The Canadian Pacific railway people must
look with some misgivings upon the project to
connect the Ottawa river with Lake Huron by a
| ship-canal az it would shorten the waterway
| for the outlet of American and Canadian grain
| by many hundred miles, and materially affect
| the railroad business.
The Fitchburg Railroad Company is consider
| ing the project of building road from Troy, N.
Y, to connection with the West Shore at
| South Schenectady. The route would turn
| sharply to the south at the west end of the
| Troy Union bridge. cross the Delaware & Hud-
| son below West Troy and the New York Central
| about midway between Albany and Schenectady.
The Railroad Commissioners send this message
| to the Massachusetts, railroads: ''You are re-
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| ticable moment. the strain-sheets and records of
| the first and latest tests of all the bridges op-
| Grated by you. State also, whether any part of
| said bridges, which essential to safety, are
| so covered as to be concealed from inspection.
Hon. NJ. c. Woodruff, secretary and right of.
| way agent Of the Chicago, St Paul & Kansas
| City railway, reports that the right OF way for
| the road in Iowa bas been nearly all secured,
| and work begun on the construction of the road
| between Des Moines and the State line The
| contracts for the remainder OF the line to ST.
| Joseph, Mo-, will be let in few DAYS and work
pushed rapidly.
| The Railroad Commission OF New Hamp.
| shire has been asked by inventors to recon-
mend several systems OF heating or the pat
| ented machinery thereof. and by passengers tc
prohibit the further Of stoves in cars In this
State, but has not seen its way clear to take the
| initiative in so important matter at present
| The commissioners say: 1T is very doubtful
| whether this State has the constitutional right
| to interfere in any way with cars employed in
| interstate traffic, as most of the cars in this
State are There Ii also to be considered the
| necessity that the system of heating upor
through trains should be uniform